Clinical Study
Rectal Visceral Sensitivity in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome without Psychiatric Comorbidity Compared with Healthy Volunteers
Table 3
Visceral sensitivity of rectal barostat measurements in 17 diarrhoea predominant IBS patients, 19 IBS patients with alternating stool habits, and 9 healthy volunteers. Values are mean ± SD; pressure is reported in mmHg and volume in Ml; of the diarrhoea predominant IBS patients only 12 reported the first feeling of gas, 16 the first feeling of stool and 14 reported VAS at the discomfort threshold. Of the IBS patients with alternating stool habits only 17 reported the first feeling of stool.
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from healthy volunteers from healthy volunteers |